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10 Ways Narrow Keys Make Piano Teaching Easier
Narrow keys aren’t just student tools—they’re teacher tools, empowering the very people shaping the next generation of pianists.
narrow88keys
Jun 183 min read
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One Key - Two Key Narrow Key - New Key
(The Tale of a Narrow-Key Piano with a Grand Ambition) In a corner she waits, looking slender and neat, With just forty-one inches from...

Linda Gould
May 242 min read
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What if Piano Keys Fit You? - 20 Reasons to Try ATHENA
Three years in the making. Three minutes to fall in love. We spent years designing ATHENA—now you can feel at home in just minutes. Play...
narrow88keys
Apr 112 min read
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My Hilarious Performance Mishap: Transitioning from Narrow to Regular-Sized Piano Keys
Transitioning from Narrow to Regular-Sized Piano Keys As a pianist with small hands, transitioning to narrow key pianos was a...

Linda Gould
Feb 263 min read
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NK5.5 at the Stretto Festival for Narrow Key Pianos
Watch Kathryn perform in the 2023 Stretto Festival . All online concerts are free to watch this year. Find the concerts at this link . ...
narrow88keys
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Describing the NK5.5 Action
Many of you have asked us to say more about our action. It is such a difficult thing to describe in words. We feel like we are being...
narrow88keys
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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NK5.5 versus Brand Y
Brand Y is Yamaha, of course. They make wonderful pianos–both acoustic and digital. Team member Linda Gould has a long history with...
narrow88keys
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Introducing Narrow Keys to a Group Lesson
Linda Gould had the chance to introduce our NK5.5 keyboard to her "Piano Boot Camp" participants this summer. Check out the blog (on her...
narrow88keys
Aug 14, 20221 min read
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The Unknown Piano Technique Issue
Try these two experiments on your piano… Experiment #1. With your dominant hand, play any two-note chord, that is a comfortable interval,...
narrow88keys
Aug 14, 20222 min read
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Concerts of the Future
It’s always a treat to have Ah Ha! moments in life and in music. Over the past few months I have had many and they were all around...
narrow88keys
Jul 30, 20223 min read
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On Tour with Narrow Keys
I just finished a 2-piano concert tour with my sister, Sue Gould, and it was the best playing experience of my life! We played eleven...
Linda Gould
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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Who Makes These Keyboards?
Our keyboard was designed by Dave Starkey, the lead designer and engineer of PianoArc. He designed the circular keyboard featured in Lady...
narrow88keys
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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What makes our keyboard special?
With an octave width of 5.5 inches or 14 cm, (compared to standard pianos with an octave width of 6.5 inches or 16.5 cm), our keys are...
narrow88keys
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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